FATED BOND

Nina’s POV

I was really mad at Daisy. How could she behaved like I had no say at all? I was doing all of that for her sake and also for Ellah. I didn’t want Ellah to end up like my Damien. Damien grew up without knowing his father and I blamed myself for that.

Sometimes, he’d come home from school and ask me when his dad would come to visit. I always end up crying each time he asks me that. Because I knew the truth. I knew his father would never come home. Because his home was somewhere else… Far from us.

But the moment Daisy came back home in tears, my anger dissolved and was replaced with worry. I was worried Sidney eventually took advantage of her. I was angry at myself and I was sure I would never forgive myself if that was the case. It was more like Daisy accepted him because I convinced her to… she went along with the relationship because I told her to.

Daisy wouldn’t even talk to me that night and I rushed to Richard to voice out my fears. But he said she didn’t even spend more than 5 minutes before coming out of the house. He said he also tried to make her talk but she only cried all the way home.

I nodded quietly at Richard and went back to my room. I made Ellah sleep with me on my bed so I could watch over her throughout the night. Her mother needed some space.

The next day, Daisy came to my room to check up on Ellah and she finally told me what happened. I was sad.

“The bastard has been cheating on me all along.” She said.

“It’s ok, darling. Someone better will come your way.”

“I’m not interested.” She said and looked at Ellah. “Hope there was no problem overnight?”

“No, she slept soundly.”

“I’m sorry for the way I behaved yesterday on our way back home and also when I came back from Sidney’s. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. Even though I went there to break up with him, I felt hurt knowing he had been cheating on me with his so-called politician’s daughter. You should have seen the way the girl looked at me like I was a riff-raff.”

“One thing I have come to realize is that modern-day relationship is built solely on sex. When you deprive a man of sex, he goes outside to get it.” I told her.

“Mom”, she finally called. “Larry adores Ellah.”

I didn’t know the point she was driving at. When Larry asked her out, I really wished she accepted him. I know Larry to be a good man, though playful but when she said she didn’t feel a thing for him, I gave up. I expected Larry to keep pestering her but the asshole left.

“Yeah. He was a good man.” Then I laughed. “He was even hitting on you while you were pregnant. He’s such an asshole and to be honest, I missed him.”

“Yeah, I missed him too.”

“Ever since he left, I find the office very boring and….” I wanted to say I don’t feel free anymore in the office since Danny and I were now dating. That was what I was trying to avoid all along.

How am I supposed to cope with our personal and business life? How can we not let one of those lives affect the other?

Danny was a great lover no doubt and he traveled a week back. I couldn’t help but wonder if he would also cheat on me. As they say, men are natural cheats.

Well, I have nothing to lose. We aren’t going to get married anyway. This is just for fun and for the main time it is going to last, I thought to myself.

“I know Larry would never do a thing like this if I had accepted him. I’d have learned to love him with time but I messed everything up, waiting for someone who must have forgotten about me already.”

“Daisy”, I was surprised she was thinking of Ellah’s father. I thought you said you’ve gotten over him already? What is happening?”

“I thought I had too not until I met a classmate of mine from high school who told me he went looking for me.”

“Come on, Daisy. Look here”, I drew her closer. “Amar knew I was pregnant, had a child for him who is now old enough to have his own kid but he isn’t here. He never came back. Talk more of someone who doesn’t even know he impregnated a woman? Don’t you think he will freak out when he eventually knows after four years? He will. It’s high time you let go of the past, my love.”

“I’m trying, really hard. Stanley told me his name is Damien. I thought he was Daniel all long”, she chuckled.

“My son’s namesake? Waw!”

“Yeah.”

“Or should I hook you up with my own Damien?” I winked at her and she laughed.

“Nah, not interested. You are my mother.”

“Yeah. Besides, Damien has been in a relationship with a girl I don’t like for over 5 years now. They started dating two years before he graduated from high school.”

“Why don’t you like the girl?”

“I just don’t like her. She looks like someone who would cheat on him and she also looks like a golddigger.”

“Mom”, she exclaimed. “You told me not to be judgmental last night.”

I shrugged. “There are times when you can’t just help it.”

“Mommy”, Ellah muttered, stretching her tiny arms towards her mother. She was wide awake.

“Yes, baby”, Daisy grinned and picked her up. Then she placed her back on the bed and tickled her. Ellah giggled.

“Won’t you greet me good morning?”

“Good Morin, mom”, she grinned and I couldn’t help but smile. She was a cute girl and keeps reminding me of the fact that Amar left me with two gifts but only one remained. Ella reminded me so much of Debby.

“What about granny? Won’t you greet granny too?” Daisy picked her up

“Morin granny.” Her mother placed her down and she walked towards me to keep me a peck.

“Morin love, ” I replied in a babyish tone, mimicking her.

“Let’s get you to the bathroom. Then we will take a stroll down the avenue and get you some chocolates.” Ellah shrieked in excitement. Her love for chocolates was out of the world. Daisy picked her up and left my room.

Just then my phone rang. It was Damien.

“Hello, darling”, I picked up the phone sharply.

“My heroine”, he called and I laughed.

“Why can’t I be the hero?”

“You are a woman and that title belongs to my father.”

“Why do you always try to make me feel jealous, Damien?”

“I love you, mom.”

“I love you too, son. I can’t wait to have you back home. I missed you greatly.”

“I missed you so much. Can’t wait to be back home. The peeps here can be so annoying at times.”

“Including your dad?” I laughed.

“Nope, my papa is an exception. He is a great man.” He praised him and I huffed.

“Make sure you make your final papers, Damien. You have just a few months to go. Please make me proud.”

“Of course, mom.”

“I love you. I got to go now.”

“Same here.”

“Catch you later”, he said and disconnected the call.

There was a huge smile on my face. I really missed having him around. Sometimes, we argue a lot, especially when it comes to Vivian, his girlfriend. I told him I don’t like her. It caused a lot of fights between us, albeit, Damien began to request for more money from me than usual. I knew the bitch was at work. She was a gold digger after all. My assumptions were right.

I really wish Damien can find another girl, a decent and lovely girl. I wouldn’t mind if she is from China or India, all I wanted is for my son to be in safe hands and Vivian that I know is a sorry case.

My phone rang again. It was Danny.

“Good morning, princess”, he greeted and I couldn’t help but smile widely. He makes me happy and I couldn’t believe I was genuinely happy after all the years. Danny was indeed a good man, with a good soul. He was a great lover and a wonderful pamperer. He pampers me to the core.

“You always make me feel like sixteen again, Danny, anytime you call me that”, he chuckled lightly.

“That’s the idea. You are my princess, aren’t you?”

“Uhmm”, I agreed. But I wanted to ask why he couldn’t call me his queen.

I dare not voice that out. I know I will be going overboard if I ever make mention of that. A wife makes a queen and I am not his wife. I am just a girlfriend. And I guess that is what I will remain till he gets tired of me and dump my silly ass. Well, I will be ready for that. Waiting for Amar over the years has taught me to always be prepared for the unexpected so when it happens, it won’t shock or leave me heartbroken or depressed. I will get over it when he leaves but I am going to miss him, I said to myself.

“I trust your night was great”, his voice pulled me out of my trance.

“Yes. How was yours too?”

“Cold without you to warm….”

“Danny”,

“What? I fucking missed you. Can we see today? It’s weekend.”

“I don’t think so.”

“Come on, it’s been more than a week already, love. Don’t you miss me?”

“You know I do.”

“So why are you playing hard to get, uh?”

“I’ll think about it.”

“Come on, Nina. You better give me an answer or you’re going to host me in your house tonight.”

“Host you?” I asked in confusion.

“Yes, I’ll come over to sleep.”

“You dare not.”

“Give me a response already, honey. I promise to cook you a meal before you get here. Your favorite to be precise.”

I sighed. “I find it hard to always say no to you. Alright, I’ll come.”

“Yeah”, he was excited. “Can’t wait to see you.”

“Same here.”

“Come with the lingerie I got for you from the Sapphire store.”

“Danny”, I groaned.

“What? I wanna see you in it, that’s why I bought it.”

“Fine. Get off my phone already.”

He laughed. “I love you.” He said and my eyes widened.

That wasn’t the first time he was saying that. But I didn’t know how to respond to the statement. I didn’t know if saying, “I love you too ” would sound right.

My heart thumped wildly as he fell silent on the other end and before I knew it, he disconnected the call before I could summon up the courage to say, “Me too.”